The Corpse Cast Podcast

The Corpse Cast hosts Mike Cadaver and Matt Wall return for round two of Lovecraftian horrors, diving into Dagon (2001) and The Lighthouse (2019). We're talking a Lovecraft adaptation, and a Lovecraftian film, in theme only... What's the difference between the two? You're about to find out. Join us for fish-monster and farts! Come and get it... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RKroNm6SVZM  

  Dive into the shadowy, psychedelic underbelly of Euro-horror with your host Mike Cadaver and his electrifying co-host Matt Wall in this spine-tingling episode of The Corpse Cast! For the first time on the show, Matt Wall—cult film aficionado and self-proclaimed "Franco fanatic"—joins Mike to dissect the enigmatic genius of Jess Franco, the prolific Spanish auteur whose boundary-pushing films blurred the lines between eroticism, surrealism, and outright depravity. The focus […]

The days are getting shorter, mornings are getting just a little more crisp, and best of all it's back to school time! We all remember the horrors of high school in our own lives, so The Corpse Cast thought... what a better time to talk about the horrors of other people's high school experiences! This episode we're talking: Return to Horror High (1987), Battle Royale (2000) and Prom Night (1980). […]

This week The Corpse Cast is getting into your brains (or is it getting into ours?) with three terrifying psycholocial horror films. All different in their own way, but all very disturbing. Join us as we chat about Altered States from 1980, Jacob's Ladder from 1990, and Heretic from 2024.

In this episode, Mike and Steve dive into the 1950s giant bug craze, focusing on The Deadly Mantis (1957), Tarantula (1955), and Them! (1954). They explore the era’s atomic fears that spawned these monster flicks, mixing humor and horror nostalgia. Mike recaps The Deadly Mantis’s arctic-born, city-smashing insect, poking fun at its clunky effects. Steve covers Tarantula’s desert rampage, praising its creepy vibe and chuckling at the oversized spider’s stealth. […]

  The Corpse Cast is back after a long holiday hiatus! We're coming back talking about Lamberto Bava's work. Son of horror maestro Mario Bava, but no slouch himself, Lamberto Bava has carved out a little Italian film Niche for himself! So join us as we talk about three of his best... er... um... three of his movies!

Strap in, fans of The Corpse Cast—Mike and Steve are back with a beach-themed bloodbath! In this sun-scorched episode, the guys dive headfirst into the murky waters of seaside horror, where vacation vibes quickly give way to cosmic dread, body mutilation, and sand-sucking death. First up is The Beach House (2019), a moody slow-burner that takes an intimate getaway and twists it into a Lovecraftian nightmare of infection and despair. […]

  In this chillingly chucklesome episode of The Corpse Cast, Mike and Steve dive face-first into the greasepainted madness of clowns in horror. Why are these carnival icons so unsettling? Is it the permanent smile, the unpredictable behavior, or the sheer absurdity of their existence? The boys tackle these questions with a blend of blood-soaked insight and dark humor. They kick things off with a breakdown of Clown (2014), the […]

On this squirm-inducing episode of The Corpse Cast, Mike and Steve dig deep into the dark, damp underworld of killer bug horror. First up: the Spanish-American cult classic Slugs (1988), where flesh-eating mollusks make suburban life a literal hellhole. Then, the guys crawl back to 1976’s Squirm, where a downed power line turns innocent earthworms into writhing, toothy death machines. Finally, they wrap up with The Nest (1987), a deeply […]